[The previously announced story has been put on hold because the outline went in the wrong direction. If you bookmarked it before and aren't interested anymore, feel free to remove it. I'm truly, truly sorry! TAT]
[Pairing: Younger green-tea type who acts differently in public and in private × gentle, graceful, emotionally steady older woman]
Fu Yu is sick of his roommate complaining about his beautiful, gentle girlfriend from the same department, Lu Lingwan, in a tone that practically brims with pride.
Roommate: Isn't she so annoying? I told her not to make soup for me, but she still does. I don't even want to drink it.
Fu Yu: Break up.
Roommate: She's so bad at games, and she still wants me to play less and spend more time with her. My teammates are getting annoyed because I'm not showing up for raids.
Fu Yu: Break up.
Roommate: That awful scarf she knitted, I don't even know what to say. It's so tacky. I wore it to class and a bunch of girls stared at me. I bet they were talking about how terrible my taste is behind my back.
Fu Yu: Break up.
Thanks to Fu Yu's careful counsel, his roommate finally broke up with the girlfriend he'd complained about so much. The roommate was overjoyed. At last, no one would make him nourishing soup or take up his gaming time. He just couldn't figure out why he felt a little empty inside.
After much thought, he decided to call Fu Yu, the only dog-brained strategist in the dorm who would listen to him, and talk things over again.
But Fu Yu didn't answer. The ringtone was coming from downstairs.
He leaned over to look and saw Fu Yu wearing the handmade scarf he'd mocked, holding his ex-girlfriend close and murmuring sweetly, "Sis, I can do that."
Bro, you're so annoying. But your wife smells amazing.
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· New male lead, groveling after the breakup, short story
· Both are each other's first
Theme: Love can make people better
